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Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1887-01-14
Warrants Issued for the Arrest of the Police
WOODEN LEGS IN THE SOUTH.
Southern Congressman is Pleased With the
Pluck of Southern People.

Southern Congressman is Pleased With the
Pluck of Southern People.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 11.-"You see good
many wooden legs in the SOUTH" said
Congressman Mcmillan, chatting the
other day with your correspondent.
"You see good many more wooden legs
in the south than you do at the north,
of course, for here the government fur
nishes them with artificial legs, and you
don't know, when you meet man,
whether he has one leg or two. Ia the
south, however, it is different. Our fell
lows get no artificial limbs from govern
ment sources, and are too poor TO buy
themselves"
"What do they do, then? Go on
crutches?'
"Tll tell you what they do. When they
get a rainy day, and can spare the time
for they don't have time from their other
work on sunshiny days-they go out
to the fence, pull off a rail, take
their hatchet and drawing knife and a
few screws and pieces of bulls hide, and
make themselves wooden leg, on which
they stump around and do a mans work.
/ tell you, nobody who has not witnessed
the desperate determination and rugged
application of our people in the south,
can realize the sturdy, hard-handed hard
sinewed and true-hearted character of
our people of this generation. The work
that has been done in the south since the
war is something wonderful. When the
war ended there wasn't fence from Ken
tucky to Alabama, you might say from
Kentucky to the sea and gulf. There
wasn't anything else in particular either,
except an impoverished but hon-hearted
people. They have worked nobly, hero
ically, and we are beginning to
see the fruits OF it. The for
tunes that are being made
in the south now, are marvellous and
they are the results of the lessons and
experiences and energies developed in
the twenty years since the close of the
war. There is another thing too, that we
have gained more than wealth, and that is
rising generation, full of energy and
intelligent vigor, which will make them
rulers of the nation. The lesson of self
dependence, and energy and industry
which has been instilled into them by the
example of their parents in the past
twenty years are making them a genera
ton which will accomplish wonders, and
one which will outstrip that now being
reared in the north under the enervating
influence of the wealth accum ulated while
We were being made poor"
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1887-01-14
Fashionable Pronunciation.
Phiiadelphia Press

DO you teach the English pronuncia-
tion?"
"Yes"
Questionable English"
No; not fashionable English; good
English"
oh! that won't do. 1 guess 1 know
good English good enough. But pa and
l are geing to England next spring, and
| want to learn some London English
Good day"
The speaker woman, trinity dressed
walked nimbly down the marble steps
of modest dwelling in the upper part of
the city.
she mad Just been making inquiry con-
corning the scope and terms of new es-
tablishment of learning, an institution
where ladies of neglected education" re-
ceive instruction and where particular at
tention is paid to the modulation of the
voice.
Il think am supplying a want that has
long bsen felt" said the head of the es
tabllshment, a woman with historic
name, to the reporter. "You know there
are many ladies who have not had an op-
portunlty to acquire liberal culture in
their youth, who gladly embrace the
chance that l afford them. have about
eighteen pupils now. Most of them are
young ladies who are employed during
the day, and who, being ambitious, wish
to excel. Some are ladies well-to-do now.
though, perhaps, not so well off in their
youth. They are making up for oppor-
tunIties that were wanting in their earlisr
life and are fitting themselves for their
social position
do you also write letter for those un-
able to wrltes"
"Yes. That is a very old idea in some
European countries, and 1 find it very
useful here also. Most of my patrons of
that kind are servants, but some of them
are women who have means enough to
live elegantly, but who are poor with the
pen, er have no faith In their ability to
spell correctly. Altogether, besides
earning an honest living for myself, /
feel that l am doing good philanthropic
work"
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1887-01-14
THE WISCONSIN NEWS.

Fire at Sparta Saturday damaged the
Vernon county jail to the amount of
$1,000.
For some time past not a drop of
water has passed over the top of the dam
at Appleton.
Over $17 900 was paid out in this state
last year by nonresident pupils who at
tended the high schools in the state.
Ending December 81, 1886, there were
2,647 insane people in the state under
ss2.
Dan Bali, the day watchman at one of
the La Crosse depots was assaulted by
drunken man and was nearly killed.
His assailant is under arrest.
A syndicate has been formed by ssvera
Eau Claire business men who have enter
ed at the land Office in Madison 1000
acres of land lying in Ashland county.
A gentleman in BeIoit, Wis, has in his
possession curious relic of the Rio rail
way disaster. It consists of q shapeless
lump Of gold of the weight of so piece,
in which il imbedded a PARTON Of .
pocket-knife.
Explorations near Kaukauna for coal
and gas continue unabated. Buildings
and machinery are being put MP and
Thousands Of dollars expended. No pay
ing discoveries have been mads ret.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1887-01-14

presented by the presiding officer to the
senate and referred was one from the
secretary of war transmitting the report
of the board of engineers III regard to
bridging the Mississippi river at st Louis.
Petitions were presented and referred as
follows: Sen. Cameron, praying reduc-
ton in the internal taxes. Sen. Blair, of
the Women's Christian Temperance As
sociation in relation to the alchoholic
trade with the Congo states. Sen. Ingalls,
of the board of trade of Lawrence, Ind,
and Topeka, Kan, for certain modlfca
tions in the Interstate commerce bill.
On motion of Senator Dawes the house
amendment to the senate bill to provide
lands for Indians in severalty, was non
concurred in, and a conference was asked.
The senate at u so O'Clock took up the
interstate commerce bill and Senator
Beck took the floor in favor of the con-
ference report. Senator Beck at O'Clock
concluded his remarkes on the interstate
commerce bill and Senatoa Cullom took
the floor. He said he would confne his
attention at this time to the explanation
of the fourth section Qong and short
hauls) in respect to which there seemed
to be much misunderstanding. Senator
Stanford argued against the bill and
after the executive session the senate ad-
journed.
House-The speaker laid before the
house communication from the secre-
tary of the treasury in reply to the reso-
luton asking for an Interpretation of
the tariff laws respecting the duties on
fish. Referred. Under the call of states
the following bills and resolutions were
introduced and referred. By Oates (Ala.)
making ten years residence of aliens a
prerequisite to naturalization. By Rowen
(Ills.), by request. granting aid for the
establishment of common schools and
for the professional education of public
school teachers. By Matson (Ind.), for
the relief of dependent parents of honor
ably discharged soldiers and sailors who
are dependent on their own labor for sup
port. Mr.. Morrison, from the committee
on rules, reporteda a resolution setting
apart Wednesday and Thursday next for
the consideration of business reported
from the committee on judiciary. Agreed
to. This order includes Edmunds',
fuckers and the Polygamy bills. The
floor was then given to the District of
Columbia committee, and after the pas
sage of several District measures, the
house ad djourned.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1887-01-14
WASHINGTON.

A BILL has been introduced in con-
gress TO reduce the taxation and duties
on raw sugar, also on tobacco, snuff and
cigars.
THE president has issued an order by
which the pensioners in Montana and
Wyoming will hereafter be paid at San
Francisco instead OF Milwaukee as here
tofore.
The secretary of the treasury ha. been
informed that two firms in Hong Kong
are largely engaged in selling certificates
to land Chinese in the United States.
THE postoffce department is aoout to
arrange with the postal authorities of
Cuba for an improvement in the method
of exchanging REGISTERED mail matter.
PRESIDENT CLEvKLANp has nominated
Thomas G. Manning, of louisiana, as
Minister to mexico, and Hugh A. Dens-
more, of Arkansas, as minister resident
in Corea.
GKNKRAL Superintendent Jameson, of
the railway mail service. has received in
formation that fourteen pouches of letter
mail and about truck-losd OF paper
mail were burned in the wreck at Tiffin,
Ohio, last Tuesday morning.
SECRETARY MANSISa has transmitted to
congress recommendation for the re-
coinage snd reissue of minor coins to
supply demands: also to reserve enough
of the profits of recoinage 10 distribute
thes coins.
The reduction in the national debt dur.
| ing December amounted to 1855. .2o2
| and for the first six months of the cur
rert fiscal year $47,151,ss7. The net
/ cash hal.pra ,,, tha trsasurv On the Sra,
of January was $&2, l96 ,6s2, against $40,
o9S, $50 on the first of last December.
THE ATTORNEY GKSRRAL in his reply d
the resolution of the House relative "
the compensation due the commissioner
appointed to apprsise the damages caus
ed by the Improvements on the Fox and
Wisconsin Rivers says the following ar,
the sums reported by the special Unitet
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1887-01-14
FOREIGN.

FOUR men were killed and thirteen in
jured by an explosion of gas in the
Cambridge barracks at Portsmouth, Eng
land.
By an explosion in a coal-pit at Mons,
Belgium, thirty miners were imprisoned.
The bodies of six of them have been re-
covered.
The clsrk of the county sessions court
at Cork was assaulted by moonlighters
and sustained serious injuries. There
is no clue 10 the assailants.
BRITIsH naval pensioners have been
ordered to notify the government of the
names of the ships they would prefer to
serve upon, or the ports they would pre-
fer being employed at, in view of posi-
bly, being called into active service.
BULGARIAN delegates are to ask France
to propose to Russia to Withdraw Prince
Nicholas of Mingrslia as a candidate to
the Bulgarian throne.
Ir is reported that Munich is about to
be proclaimed in a.state of siege. The re-
cent explosions of socialists from Frank
fort have caused much distress, most of
them having families dependent upon
them.
LORD LANDsDowNE, governor general of
Canada, admits having received from
Lord Salisbury an inquiry whether he
would join the government, to which he
replied that he WIS not prepared Co sever
80 abruptly his connection with the dom
inion.
The Paris correspondent of the Lon
don Times again asserts thst Russia and
Germany have concluded direct alliance
binding the former to remain neutral in
the event of war between France and Ger
many, and the latter in a possible conflict
between Russia and Austria.
EMPoRER WILLIAM has sent q letter to
the Berlin municipal authorities thanking
them for their congratulations on the oc-
casion of the eightieth anniversary of his
entry into the German army, and CON
cludes as follows: 81 shall never tire of
efforts for the welfare of my subjects,
and | feel convinced that under the pro.
lection of peace, which may God continue
to youchsafe to the German nation,
my endeavors will not be without sue
cess.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1887-01-14
NATIONAL EDUCATION.

Friends of the Blair Bill Making Determined
Effort to Put it Thought the House.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 11.-Friends of the
educational bill are preparing to make
one more fight for it in the house. The
bill it will be remembered has passed the
senate, and is pending on the house cal
ander, having been reported from the
labor committee. Mr.. Willis, of Ken
tucky, who is particularly Jealous in the
support of this bill has been actively at
work since the completion of the river
and harbor bill, pulling together the not
very well organized support Of this meas
ure in the house. He believes that he has
now sufficient strength to pass the bill
and as the labor committee has the morn
ing hour this week, he has succeeded in
extracting promise that the bill shall
have hearing. Talking with your cor
respondent upon the sebject, he express
ed the opinion that the bill would pass.
Il believe" he said, '''that there was
majority OF tne house ICr II
In the last session, and am sure that it
is stronger nov, than it was then. Some
Of the men who opposed it in the last
session violently, have come to me volun-
tarily and told me that they are nov con-
vinced that the bill ought to pass and will
vote for it,
eyes," chimed in Mr.. Hook, Of Tennes-
see, who wa. standing by; sit is about
time they should find that out. Our fol
lows on the republican side are for it,
and you democrats ought to see that if
you don't give the country some measure
of this sort the country will go back on
you and never put you in power again.
There is a popular demand for it among
the people. The masses are calling for it
now. The men and women of the noun
tain gorges demand it, and 30 do the
families more happily located as to sec
ton of country"
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1887-01-14
CRIME AND CRIMINALS

AREssDoRF and five others, charge, with
murder and conspiracy in the Haddock
affair, appeared in court at Sioux City,
Monday, and entered pleas of not guilty.
WIrTRocK, Haight, and Weaver, the ex-
press robbers, pleaded guilty Tuesday at
st. Louis, and we're sentenced, Wittrock
and Haight to seven years each, ana
Weaver to five years in the penetentiary.
CHARLES c. WHEELER, formerly of
Bloomington, ILL.,, was arrested at Wilt
mantle, Conn. for grand larceny on a
requisition from Governor Oglesly. He
was loan az ent for eastern people
THREE members of the Salvation army
at Sedalia, Mo-, were heavily fined for a
brutal assault upon a country lad who at
tempted to escort home female soldier
at the close of a service.
LISsBY MoKIysLKY was found guilty Of
numbering Giovanni Panuizzi, at Evans
vile, Ind, and his penalty was fixed at
Imprisonment for life.
TUESDAY evening, at prayer meeting
near Eldorado Springs, Mo-, man who
created disturbance, was rebuked by
farmer named Clark. Oakes then drew
knife and cut Clark's throat.
VIM. L. DIAN has been imprisoned at
Wheelock, Va, charged, within the past
three years, with numbering his five in
fant children, whose skulls. it is alleged,
he crushed with blows of his fist. The
accused is q Canadian
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1887-01-14
THE LATEST TELEGRAMS.
FIRES AND CASUALTIES.

By collision OF freight trains at Wa
xassett, Pa, two men were killed and two
Injured.
Tx -four and saw mills of j. II. Bart
ley, AZ Pleasant Lake, Ind, we're destroy
ed by fire Tuesday night. There was
but $4,000 insurance on the whole prop
erty.
EUGENE BuSoAY, young farmer near
South Bend, Ind, was crushed to death
by a sled loaded with wood tipping over
on him.
CALMKS's grocery and the Times block
at Fargo, d. T., were gutted by fire Mon
day. Loss, $4,000.
FIRE at Hanover, New Hampshire,
destroyed the Dartmouth hotel and other
buildings valued at $125,O0o.
AT Madison, Wis, Tuesday morning,
the building occupied by the Madison
Club was gutted by fire. The loss is fully
covered by insurance.
THE dry goods store of G. o. Sawyer d
Co, at Hartford, Conn. and a building
adjoining on either side were Sunday de-
stroyed by fire, the losses aggregating
Sl25,000. Thomas K. Laughlon, clerk of
the fire board, perished in the flames.
The boiler in Newton Houses grist mill
at Eldwood, Ind, exploded Tuesday
morning completely wrecking the struct-
ure, killing two men, and wonnding
others. The flying debris badly damaged
buildings in the vicinity, and many per-
sons had narrow escapes.
AT San Francisco, on Wednesday even
ing, a dynamite cartridge was placed in
Il slot ON the Sutter street cable road. A
lady saw man lift the trap and lower
lighted package. Tho explosion shat
tered the masonary, and broke the prl-
leys. The iron plates on the man-holes
were hlown two hundred feet.
A LEAK in a natural gas main at Young
town, Ohio, caused an explosion in the
new Andrews block, on south Market
street. Flames burst forth at once, and
tha entire building and the Frat Babtist
church we're destroyed. The total loss is
100000.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1887-01-14

''Can you," ke said, as ne stopped a
citizen who was entering the postofice,
''can you direct me to frst-cless restau-
rants"
Yes, sir. There's a place right owe.
there
"First-class, is it?-
Yes, sir"
Have quail on toast, fried chicken, oy-
sters, etc!-
"They do"
Thanks While you have been very
kind TO me / am forced TO ask
Excuse me- said the citizen as he
hastily entered the postofice by the Girls
void stree. door and passed oat on t1e
Larned street side.
The stranger waited for ten or .-zive
minutes, looked into the corridor 70 find
the man gone, and started up street NUT
tering:
aHe isn't SO awful smart as he thinks
himself. he thinks he's saved Is cents,
While vas only going TO ask him for 10
cents.-
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1887-01-14
Another Ian and Order Nictim AcnnllleE.

LA CRossK Jan. 1.-THE case of tho
state against Charles Walters, charged
with selling liquor on Sunday,
was tried yesterday for the second time, u
former jury having disagreed. In the
argument one of the attorneys referred
to the Rev. W. d. Thomas as an adyentur-
er. The latter said that no man should
insult him thus. Mr.. Hood then said,
Take off your coat and come into the
hall" 1t took some interposition of the
coLrt to quiet the disturbance. The jury
returned n verdict of not guilty.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1887-01-14
PERSONAL CHIT CHAT.

Governor Ames, of Massachusetts, has
four Hsrvsd gradutes on his staff
j. McNeiI Whistler, the eccentric Eng
lish artist, was born in Baltimore.
Mrs. Lsngtry wears this winter on the
street costume of dark grees cloth,
trimmed with brown fur, with a turbsn to
match.
Professor John Il. Proctor, the Ken.
lucky geologist, says there is enough
good iron near Bowling Green, in that
state, to supply fifty furnaces for 200
years.
The house which has been selected for
Mrs. Hancock, the widow of the late
General, is at the southeast corner of
Twenty first and r streets, in Wash
ington.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1887-01-14
The White House As 1t Is.
Cleveland Leader

The white house is truly beautiful, and
it should be, for it has cost since the be-
ginning nearly S2,000,000. Amid all its
magnificence, however, there are many
bits of the commonplace, and in that
part of it which is daily viewed by the
public eye it is in places actually shabby.
In this letter l want to describe the bust
ness part of the white house as it strikes
the average caller. 1t is great building
of two stories and a basement with a
porte cochere in its front and an iron
railing tipped with brass gliding at the
side. 1t has big lawn in front of it,
and there is fountain spouting up q
spray in the center of this. The front
door is reached by crescent of asphalt
drives, in the top of which lies this porte
cochere. This asphalt is cracked in
places, and it gives back all the rays of
the sun during the heated summer
months. Along its side runs foot walk
as wide as an ordinary pavement, and the
material of this is sandstone in blocks
two feet square.
The landing under the porte cochere is
of the same ordinary sandstone, and as
you go up to it you can look over the
iron railing and see the presidents serv-
ants ironing his shirts and other unmen-
tionable family garments in the laundry
of the basement. Raising your eyes you
note that Holland shades of q cream color
cover the windows of the east room, and
walking up the sandstone steps you
reach the front door, and here note that
its step is also of sandstone, a part of
which is painted brown. In front of this
door lies big straw-colored mat of CO.
Goa, laid there for you to wipe your feet
upon before entering.
The front doors of the white house are
of black walnut. They a1e double doors,
and into each is set an oval piece of plate
glass with panels of mosaic glass about
its side. Through this oval glas. the door
keepers can see who wish to enter, and if
they are Objectionable can refuse to open
the door.
In one of them on the inside card
hangs. This card is made of tin, and up
on 1t in black letters is painted:
OPEN, 10 A. N.
CLOSED, 2 2. NJ.
Cr
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1887-01-14

know whether there will be enough of
that appropriation to make them. If
there is not enough it must be divided
among them all pro rata. So il is wait
ing to get them all in before it begins the
work. The result will be that We shall
probably not be able to get into the river
and hsrbor bill of this year any approp-
riations for any of the streams or harbers
ordered surveyed in the last years bill.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1887-01-14
Brakeman Wells win Appear for Trial.

PoRrAGE, Wis, Jan. 1.-THE circuit
court of Columbia county, adjourned
from Deceiaber on account of the illness
of Judge Stewart, convened tins morn
ing. c. IL. Wells, the brakeman alleged
to have caused the Rio accident, will ap-
pear for trial. Ii is not known what line
of defense will be followed The Milwau-
kee attorney who said an effort would be
made to show, in behalf of Wells, that
the trainmen were overworked and not
responsible, was incorrect. Wells will be
defended by Portage lawyer.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1887-01-14
Shot and Killed.

ST. LOUIS, Jan. 11.-Robert A. Steele, n
member of tho firm of Hall l. Steele,
commission merchants at the Union stock
yards, was shot and killed about ten
O'Clock this morning, by Y. X. Marsteller,
trader about the yards The killing
was the outcome of dispute over some
money loaned to Marsteller by Steele.
The murderer was arrested, and is now
in jail
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1887-01-14
The Dakota .Leglslatnrc.

ST. PAUL, Jan. IA Bismarck special
to the Pioneer Press says: The legisla-
ture met at noon. The house elected
Geo. G. Crosse, of Hyde county, speaker
"a victory for south Dakota. The coun-
Gil elected as president Williams, the can
didate of north Dakota
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1887-01-14
Death of Chippewa Falls Capitalist.

CHIPPEWA FALLS, Wis, Jan. 11.-Augus-
tus X. Fletcher, one of the most promin-
ent and respected citizens of Chippewa
Falls, died at his home in this city at 10
O'Clock p. m. yesterday, after an illness of
only few hours. His death was caused
by paralytic stroke. Mr.. Fletcher was
capitalist and at one time president of
the First National bank of this city. He
has life insurance policy of $4,000.
A wife and two children survive him.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1887-01-14
TWO OF A KIND.
They are Arrested Under an Indictment for
Embezzlement.

They are Arrested Under an Indictment for
Embezzlement.
TOLEDO, o., Jan. 11.-James NJ. Ray
mer and +. E Seagrove, members of the
late banking firm of Raymer l. Seagrove,
were arrested to-day under an indictment
by the grand jury for embezzlement. The
charge is that the firm while acting IA
agents of Alfred l.. Bowen. of Provi-
dence, r. l., on October Sd, 1884, received
from Alfred Gleason $2,235 of Bowen's
money, the proceeds of a sale, and that
they converted the money to their own
use. The firm failed soon after the trans
action named above. The gentlemen
were released on their own recognizance
to obtain bail in the sum of 81, 900 each,
which they promptly furnished.